A Rare Case of Elongated Styloid Process Fracture

04 August 2020: Articles

Rare disease

Kojiro Hirano ^A* , Tomoaki Mori ^B , Takahiro Suzuki ^A , Yasuyuki Hinohira ^A , Hitome Kobayashi ^D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.925405

Am J Case Rep 2020; 21:e925405

Table 2. Treatment method and characteristics.





• Less invasive	• Surgical entry is difficult
• No scarring on the neck	• Scarring on the neck
• Depending on the anatomical position, it can reach the base of the styloid process at short distances	• Due to the distance from the base of the styloid process, the surgical wound is large in the case of enucleation of the base part
• Risk of vascular injury due to the narrow field of operation	• Risk of secondary damage before reaching the styloid process